Are there any ways of cooling down a laptop without buying a cooling mat.

[jammy12789]

Hi guys its James, and I was just wondering from curiosity. Are there any ways or rather "Tricks", to cooling down a laptop. As my laptop when running a program called BOINC, Reaches around 81C-85C its insane. Can anybody give me some tricks. On how to make a laptop cooler. Btw, my laptop is running on the box I got it on.

Specs:

Intel core i5 3230m
Intel HD 4000
600GB HDD
Acer E1-571

This isn't really a problem but a constructive answer would be best.

EDIT: SpeedFan is what I use to get the heat from my laptop. Its mainly Core1 That gets the hottest and Core0 is about 6 degrees less.

Thanks guys,
-James

 

[dodger46]

Hi guys its James, and I was just wondering from curiosity. Are there any ways or rather "Tricks", to cooling down a laptop. As my laptop when running a program called BOINC, Reaches around 81C-85C its insane. Can anybody give me some tricks. On how to make a laptop cooler. Btw, my laptop is running on the box I got it on.

Specs:

Intel core i5 3230m
Intel HD 4000
600GB HDD
Acer E1-571

This isn't really a problem but a constructive answer would be best.

EDIT: SpeedFan is what I use to get the heat from my laptop. Its mainly Core1 That gets the hottest and Core0 is about 6 degrees less.

Thanks guys,
-James

Depends. Have you had it a while, and could the cooling fan have accumulated some fluff/dust? There's only a small gap between the heatsink fins and they are easily clogged. Sometimes a blast of compressed air back through the fins can dislodge a build-up (Turn off 1st!) Another possibility is air bubbles between the CPU and the heatsink, i.e. someone not taking care with the Thermal Paste during assembly. The only way to find out is a complete strip down, clean and re-apply paste, but not to be taken lightly as the process requires a degree of skill/experience...

 

[jammy12789]

Hi guys its James, and I was just wondering from curiosity. Are there any ways or rather "Tricks", to cooling down a laptop. As my laptop when running a program called BOINC, Reaches around 81C-85C its insane. Can anybody give me some tricks. On how to make a laptop cooler. Btw, my laptop is running on the box I got it on.

Specs:

Intel core i5 3230m
Intel HD 4000
600GB HDD
Acer E1-571

This isn't really a problem but a constructive answer would be best.

EDIT: SpeedFan is what I use to get the heat from my laptop. Its mainly Core1 That gets the hottest and Core0 is about 6 degrees less.

Thanks guys,
-James

Depends. Have you had it a while, and could the cooling fan have accumulated some fluff/dust? There's only a small gap between the heatsink fins and they are easily clogged. Sometimes a blast of compressed air back through the fins can dislodge a build-up (Turn off 1st!) Another possibility is air bubbles between the CPU and the heatsink, i.e. someone not taking care with the Thermal Paste during assembly. The only way to find out is a complete strip down, clean and re-apply paste, but not to be taken lightly as the process requires a degree of skill/experience...

Well I have only had this PC since christmas. So not really that old.

 

[dodger46]

Probably not a clogged fan, then. Meanwhile you're still within the operational limits of the CPU, but keep any eye on the Temp in future, if it starts to hit the mid 90s it would be advisable to take action. I usually get good results by replacing the existing paste with Arctic MX-4, it doesn't set hard like Arctic Silver 5. and has the advantage of being non-conductive if you use too much. Job best left to someone with experience, if you know anyone...

 

[jammy12789]

Probably not a clogged fan, then. Meanwhile you're still within the operational limits of the CPU, but keep any eye on the Temp in future, if it starts to hit the mid 90s it would be advisable to take action. I usually get good results by replacing the existing paste with Arctic MX-4, it doesn't set hard like Arctic Silver 5. and has the advantage of being non-conductive if you use too much. Job best left to someone with experience, if you know anyone...

Alright thanks for the advice 😀

-James

 

[jghaverty]

Cooling mat isn't necessarily required, but it sure helps. Keep it on a hard surface at all times (this means use a peice of board/wood/watever) and not on your lap or on a blanket.

Any particular reason you dont want to use a cooling pad?

 

[jammy12789]

Cooling mat isn't necessarily required, but it sure helps. Keep it on a hard surface at all times (this means use a peice of board/wood/watever) and not on your lap or on a blanket.

Any particular reason you dont want to use a cooling pad?

Meh... I was just wondering if there are any cheap ways to cool down a laptop. Btw, would cardboard be a good thing to use as a hard surface. It's quite thick cardboard.

-James

 

[jghaverty]

Cooling mat isn't necessarily required, but it sure helps. Keep it on a hard surface at all times (this means use a peice of board/wood/watever) and not on your lap or on a blanket.

Any particular reason you dont want to use a cooling pad?

Meh... I was just wondering if there are any cheap ways to cool down a laptop. Btw, would cardboard be a good thing to use as a hard surface. It's quite thick cardboard.

-James

Mostly its just not a good idea to keep it on soft, padded surfaces that hold lots of dust and restrict airflow. Cardboard is fine, just a little on the ghetto side xD I just use a piece of wood I have for my laptop. Its a nice piece, not too big. You may have something floating around better than cardboard.